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as the polls in the presidential race tighten mitt romney says if elected he would not pursue any abortion related legislation. >> inside the attack. lawmakers press for answers about the deadly attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi, cbs news goes inside the compound where the assault took place. >>> man versus mountain. an extreme bike stunt goes bad. this is the "cbs morning news" for wednesday, october 10, 2012. >>> good morning. good to be with you. i'm terrell brown. this morning the race for the white house veered from a focus on the economy to an emotionally charged debate on social issues. in an interview yesterday with "the des moines register" mitt romney said he would not pursue abortion related legislation if elected president. >> there's no legislation with regards to abortion that i'm familiar with that would become part of my agenda. >> after the interview romney campaign said governor romney is pro life and would support legislation aimed at providing greater protections for life. romney has repeatedly said the supreme court should overturn roe v. wade. the ruling that l
as the polls in the presidential race tighten mitt romney says if elected he would not pursue any abortion related legislation. >> inside the attack. lawmakers press for answers about the deadly attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi, cbs news goes inside the compound where the assault took place. >>> man versus mountain. an extreme bike stunt goes bad. this is the "cbs morning news" for wednesday, october 10, 2012. >>> good morning. good to be with you. i'm...
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this rocky mountain poll shoes president obama with a two-point lead over mitt romney. the key here may be the latino vote which is heavily in obama's favor. what's interesting is only one democrat has won arizona in the past 60 years and that, you may recall, was bill clinton, 1996. both candidates are off the campaign trail today working on debate prep. president obama came under a lot of criticism for his performance in the first debate. well, he's get a second chance on tuesday. cnn's athena jones has a preview for us. >> good morning, randi. the second debate is on its way. why? because it will be undecided voters asking the questions. round 2, president obama and governor mitt romney face off in their second debate tuesday. a town hall moderated by cnn's cannily crowley which says the format presents unique challenges for the candidates. >> the challenge is that they've got to connect not just with the people that are looking into the television and watching them but to the people that are on the stage with them, some 80 or so undecided voters as chosen by gal up.
this rocky mountain poll shoes president obama with a two-point lead over mitt romney. the key here may be the latino vote which is heavily in obama's favor. what's interesting is only one democrat has won arizona in the past 60 years and that, you may recall, was bill clinton, 1996. both candidates are off the campaign trail today working on debate prep. president obama came under a lot of criticism for his performance in the first debate. well, he's get a second chance on tuesday. cnn's...
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romney surged in the polls and o now holds a slight lead over the president. >> under pressure to turn it around mr. obama will have to defend his response to last monday's attack in benghazi. which killed four americans including u.s. ambassador chris stevens. the administration is under increasing criticism for initially refusing to call the attacks terrorism. in an exchange with o bob schieffer on face the nation senator lindsey graham a senior member of the senate arms services committee was harsh. >> i think they have been misleading us but it finally caught up with us. >> schieffer: that is a very serious charge that you have just leveled, senator graham. are you saying that the administration deliberately mislead the american people to make it look as if terrorism is not as much of a threat as apparently it is? >> either they are misleading the american people or incredibly incompetent they are very political when it comes to foreign policy. when something goes bad, they deny, they deceive and they delay. >> reporter: libya became an issue last week on the campaign trail, especi
romney surged in the polls and o now holds a slight lead over the president. >> under pressure to turn it around mr. obama will have to defend his response to last monday's attack in benghazi. which killed four americans including u.s. ambassador chris stevens. the administration is under increasing criticism for initially refusing to call the attacks terrorism. in an exchange with o bob schieffer on face the nation senator lindsey graham a senior member of the senate arms services...
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the polls tightened and governor romney raising in the national level in the league. the governor is expected to hit on the administration's muddled response to libya, the attack that kills the ambassador and others. romney supporters say this represents a major foreign policy fair and democrats accuse republicans of exploiting the tragedy. ed henry is live in williamsburg, virginia. the white house still taking heat from republicans over the attack in benghazi. >>reporter: that is right. it is relevant tomorrow because this is the first time the president will be in a debate where foreign policy is on the table, both domestic and foreign policy will be at issue in this townhall-style format. the first denver was about the economy and domestic issues. when vice president biden got questions of libya in the v.p. debate on thursday, and suggests that he and the president had not been in the loop on the security questions and requests for more security in libya on the ground that were denied by the state department, it kickoff a new firestorm with republicans suggesting
the polls tightened and governor romney raising in the national level in the league. the governor is expected to hit on the administration's muddled response to libya, the attack that kills the ambassador and others. romney supporters say this represents a major foreign policy fair and democrats accuse republicans of exploiting the tragedy. ed henry is live in williamsburg, virginia. the white house still taking heat from republicans over the attack in benghazi. >>reporter: that is right....
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. >> ok, thank you very much. 20 days until voters had to the polls. president obama and mitt romney are preparing for their next debate. it will be held tomorrow night in a town hall style setting it at hofstra university. president obama is practicing in virginia today. his campaign predicts he will be feistier this time around. meanwhile, romney is preparing in his massachusetts home tonight. you can watch the debate live on abc7. you can go to our website. you can give us your instant reaction to the debate. leon? >> usually there is football talk around the water cooler. but we are going to start today with felix baumgartner and his 23-mile long plummet to earth. it was incredible. we have more reaction to that crazy jump. >> 8 million watched it live on youtube. it turns out it was not some evil can evil dare devil like studs. -- evil can evil -- evil kneviel their double stunt. >> felix baumgartner landed in the history books. never had anyone jump from that height. never hadnyone broken the sound barrier without an aircraft. at the smithsonian,
. >> ok, thank you very much. 20 days until voters had to the polls. president obama and mitt romney are preparing for their next debate. it will be held tomorrow night in a town hall style setting it at hofstra university. president obama is practicing in virginia today. his campaign predicts he will be feistier this time around. meanwhile, romney is preparing in his massachusetts home tonight. you can watch the debate live on abc7. you can go to our website. you can give us your instant...
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with just 22 days until the election, a new cnn poll of polls has mitt romney leading president obama by one percentage point. now, that comes out to 48-47 and obviously, well within the margin of error, so it's a dead heat. but it's a significant reversal from a month ago when president obama was leading 49-46. you get the point. when you add it up, that's where you get the the margin. other polls show a dead heat. many of them have the president in the leading spot. "outfront" tonight, david frum, former speech wroiter for george bush -- and mark mckinnon is back with us. great to see you. let me start with you, david. we're starting to see republicans rally around mitt romney. latest poll i think is a good indicator. 62% of romney supporters say we're excited about this guy. it was 48% before the convention. what's behind that shift? >> well, i think it would be a mistake to say they're enthusiastic about him and therefore, they're going to vote for thim. they're going to vote for him, so they have no choice but to become enthusiastic. we are seeing a rallying of bases on both side
with just 22 days until the election, a new cnn poll of polls has mitt romney leading president obama by one percentage point. now, that comes out to 48-47 and obviously, well within the margin of error, so it's a dead heat. but it's a significant reversal from a month ago when president obama was leading 49-46. you get the point. when you add it up, that's where you get the the margin. other polls show a dead heat. many of them have the president in the leading spot. "outfront"...
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. >> campaign watchers say mitt romney needs a strong performance to hold onto the boost he got in the polls from round 1. >>> in three decades on capitol hill, former us senator arlen specter often found himself at the center of some of washington's biggest legal battles. the man returned to snarling arlen spent the last several years battling cancer and today he lost that fight at the age of2. cbs reporter cheryl atkinson with a look back at his policy career. >> reporter: during most of his 30 years in the senate arlen specter was best-known as a moderate republican serving on the powerful senate judiciary committee. >> and the concern i have is where the predictability in judge? >> reporter: and his aggressive questioning of anita hill curing the hearing fore clarence thomas in 1919. >> when you say a number of things might occur, what sort of things r. he was a ranking member who quickly climbed the policy ranks to become opinions' pennsylvania's longest serving senator . >> reporter: even before coming to congress, arlen specter had already made a name for himself as philadelphia
. >> campaign watchers say mitt romney needs a strong performance to hold onto the boost he got in the polls from round 1. >>> in three decades on capitol hill, former us senator arlen specter often found himself at the center of some of washington's biggest legal battles. the man returned to snarling arlen spent the last several years battling cancer and today he lost that fight at the age of2. cbs reporter cheryl atkinson with a look back at his policy career. >>...
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. >> reporter: romney's strong performance in the first debate led to a bump in the polls but he is trailing in the key battleground state of ohio. among voters who cast early ballots there, president obama is leading romney 59-31. >>> with all the accusations thrown around during the vice presidential debate we will focus there for the fact or fiction segment. start with joe biden when he was asked whether u.s. officials in libya wanted more security before the attack that killed the ambassador there. biden said, quote, we weren't told they wanted more security there. here are the facts. state department officials in libya did request more security, but to the state department, not to the white house. it's possible, and ereven likely the white house didn't know but since the state department of the administration bind's statement was misleading at best. as for paul ryan, one of his claims was the administration promised, quote, unemployment would never get to 8%. in fact unemployment hit 8% as the president took office even before he signed the stimulus package. also the administration neve
. >> reporter: romney's strong performance in the first debate led to a bump in the polls but he is trailing in the key battleground state of ohio. among voters who cast early ballots there, president obama is leading romney 59-31. >>> with all the accusations thrown around during the vice presidential debate we will focus there for the fact or fiction segment. start with joe biden when he was asked whether u.s. officials in libya wanted more security before the attack that...
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mitt romney is leading in ten of the battleground states in politico's poll. trailing in the washington post political poll. what's your thought? does the governor think he can become the first republican to win without taking ohio? >> we're going to take ohio. the ground game that we put together there is exceedingly doing very, very well in terms of the number of contacts both on the phone and door to door. as you noted, he's been there quite a number of times. i think we continue to make up grounds. some of the polls have it tied. so i think in the final weeks we'll continue to make this about a clear choice in the election and governor romney will take ohio. >> take us into the back room for a second. without ohio you need to run the board here. what are your internals showing on that? how do you get florida and virginia? those are looking good? >> florida and virginia are looking good. nevada is looking great. colorado is looking great. iowa and new hampshire is looking very good as well. so i think, a, as i mentioned, i think we're going to take ohio. b,
mitt romney is leading in ten of the battleground states in politico's poll. trailing in the washington post political poll. what's your thought? does the governor think he can become the first republican to win without taking ohio? >> we're going to take ohio. the ground game that we put together there is exceedingly doing very, very well in terms of the number of contacts both on the phone and door to door. as you noted, he's been there quite a number of times. i think we continue to...
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a post-debate bump in many polls. abc news releases new numbers later today. >>> nor saber rattling from north korea. this time warning its missiles are capable of reaching the u.s. mainland. the warning comes days after south korea announced a deal with the u.s. to extend its missile range. >>> looking at today's weather. a drizzle in the northeast. thunderstorms in florida. showers around chicago, des moines, green bay, and minneapolis. and a wintry mix in northern minnesota. scattered showers in the bay area. >>> finally from us this morning, if everything goes as planned, a death-defying feet of courage will make it into the history books later today. >> felix baumgartner is scheduled to free fall from the edge of space and go towards the new mexico desert. the plan, years in the making, is astounding. felix baumgartner will try to make a supersonic, stratosphere jump, from 23 miles high and breaking the sound barrier with speeds of 700 miles per hour. baumgartner, an austrian p paratrooper says he is ready for th
a post-debate bump in many polls. abc news releases new numbers later today. >>> nor saber rattling from north korea. this time warning its missiles are capable of reaching the u.s. mainland. the warning comes days after south korea announced a deal with the u.s. to extend its missile range. >>> looking at today's weather. a drizzle in the northeast. thunderstorms in florida. showers around chicago, des moines, green bay, and minneapolis. and a wintry mix in northern...
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gain some ground in polls, so how much now is riding on this debate? >> well, i mean this is the most important day of the election season. we have been saying that, fred, ever since -- well, ever since the election start, we saw mitt romney come out in that first debate and he defied all the critics and all the skeptics and he put on quite a show. and president obama had a very bad debate. even one of his senior advisors said today that he needs to do better. let's hear what he told candy crowley on the state of the union, what we can expect from president obama tuesday night. >> he knew when he walked off stage and he also knew when he watched the tape of that debate, that he's got to be more energetic, i think you'll see somebody that's more passionate about the problems that face the american people. >> candy crowley also had ed gillesp gillesp gillespie, mitt romney's adviser. >> the president can change his style, he can change his rhetoric, but he can't change his policies so that's what this election is about. >> this is going to be hugely impo
gain some ground in polls, so how much now is riding on this debate? >> well, i mean this is the most important day of the election season. we have been saying that, fred, ever since -- well, ever since the election start, we saw mitt romney come out in that first debate and he defied all the critics and all the skeptics and he put on quite a show. and president obama had a very bad debate. even one of his senior advisors said today that he needs to do better. let's hear what he told...
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with president obama locked down in debate prep, our new polls shows romney supporters fired up as never before. >>> the comeback, a brand-new sign of the housing recovery. why this couple thinks they're going to make $60,000 in a matter of months and why it's good for your naked. >>> classroom controversy. they are language classes around the world for kids and budget-strapped school districts. wait until you hear who is paying for the teachers. >>> and living on the edge. the man who jumped down from space. tonight, we tell you what it felt like inside that suit to rocket through the stratosphere at 800 miles per hour. >>> good evening on this monday night. as we come on the air, the countdown is on to the big rematch between president obama and governor mitt romney, the next presidential debate just one day away. and here's where we are tonight, both men were hunkered down preparing for another deuel and a new poll shows president obama facing new head winds. the abc nus kwt kews/"washingto poll shows enthusiasm for obama supporters faltering. 22 days to go until americans go to the p
with president obama locked down in debate prep, our new polls shows romney supporters fired up as never before. >>> the comeback, a brand-new sign of the housing recovery. why this couple thinks they're going to make $60,000 in a matter of months and why it's good for your naked. >>> classroom controversy. they are language classes around the world for kids and budget-strapped school districts. wait until you hear who is paying for the teachers. >>> and living on the...
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the debates, shows romney swinging ahead of the president, 49% to 45%. that's mainly due to a surge in support for romney from women voters. abc's karen travers has more on the campaign trial. >> reporter: shifting focus to foreign affairs, mitt romney launched a scathing attack on president obama's policies and leadership overseas. >> it's time to change course in the middle east. it's clear that the risk of conflict in the region is higher now than when the president took office. >> reporter: so far, the economy has dominated the campaign debate. but the romney campaign tried to seize on questions and criticism about the president's handling of last month's attack in libya. it was a chance to try to reverse the tide of romney's recent perceived missteps, including his initial response to the libya attack. the republican contender accused the president of passivity over partnership. >> i know the president hopes for a middle east aligned with us. but hope is not a strategy. >> reporter: the romney campaign was feeling good after its debate performance l
the debates, shows romney swinging ahead of the president, 49% to 45%. that's mainly due to a surge in support for romney from women voters. abc's karen travers has more on the campaign trial. >> reporter: shifting focus to foreign affairs, mitt romney launched a scathing attack on president obama's policies and leadership overseas. >> it's time to change course in the middle east. it's clear that the risk of conflict in the region is higher now than when the president took office....
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according to a new abc news washington post poll out this morning, president obama leads mitt romney 49 to 46% among likely voters. both campaigns have been focused on the crucial state of ohio. >> i am disappointed. i think that he made a lot of promise that is haven't been kept. -- promises that haven't been kept. >> but you are not sold on governor romney. >> not yet. >> undecided voters are shrinking. 1 in 8 remain undecided and they could have their mind changes before november 6th. >>> it's 5:06 and sports are rocked with cliches and we have to use one for one with the ravens and cowboys. a win is a win but for the ravens it may have come at a cost. they appear to have lost ladarius webb and could be without ray lewis due to a torn triceps muscle. both players will have mris today. sunday afternoon, baltimore gave up 481 total yards to dallas. but they managed a 31-29 win due to a missed field goal with time winding down. jones provided a highlight returning this third quarter kick off 108 yards to the housethat ties an nfl record and put the ravens up. they added a score in th
according to a new abc news washington post poll out this morning, president obama leads mitt romney 49 to 46% among likely voters. both campaigns have been focused on the crucial state of ohio. >> i am disappointed. i think that he made a lot of promise that is haven't been kept. -- promises that haven't been kept. >> but you are not sold on governor romney. >> not yet. >> undecided voters are shrinking. 1 in 8 remain undecided and they could have their mind changes...
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. >> romney has enjoyed a post debate bounce in national polls and a boost of confidence on the campaign trail. >> there's more energy and passion, people are getting behind this campaign. >> at a town hall without a podium and with audience interaction, the candidates style and body language with take on added weight. at the first town hall style debate in 1984 george bush clearly didn't want to be there. one thing that can make it hard for a candidate to be aggressive is a question like this? >> can we focus on the issues and not the personalities and the mud? >> analysts say the format could be good for the president. >> he will absolutely be able to draw from the energy of the the public and the crowd. >> as for >> one of his big challenges during this entire campaign has been not being able to connect with the common man and woman and child. he's got to be able to come across as connecting. he's got to come across as genuine, as caring, as likable. >> the candidate that makes a connection with the person asking the question is making a connection with the folks back home. >> reporte
. >> romney has enjoyed a post debate bounce in national polls and a boost of confidence on the campaign trail. >> there's more energy and passion, people are getting behind this campaign. >> at a town hall without a podium and with audience interaction, the candidates style and body language with take on added weight. at the first town hall style debate in 1984 george bush clearly didn't want to be there. one thing that can make it hard for a candidate to be aggressive is a...
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according to a new poll out this morning, president obama leads mitt romney, 49% to 46% among likely voters. there is encouraging news for romney. 59% of his supporters are strongly enthusiastic behind him. the president was in williamsburg, virginia, getting ready for tuesday's showdown. >> how is the debate prep going, sir? >> it is going great. >> reporter: the performance in the first debate was damaging. the president will be more aggressive this time. >> i think he'll make some adjustments on tuesday. >> reporter: mitt romney has been holding debate sessions outside boston. >> think president obama will come out swinging. he'll have to compensate for a poor first debate. >> reporter: both campaigns are focusing on ohio, where they're hoping to reach undecided voters like brenda. she voted for him in 2008 but he hasn't sealed the deal this year. >> i'm disappointed. think he made a lot of promises that haven't been kept. >> but you're not sold on governor rney yet? >> no, not yet. >> reporter: undecided voters are shrinking. according to the new abc news/"washington post" poll,
according to a new poll out this morning, president obama leads mitt romney, 49% to 46% among likely voters. there is encouraging news for romney. 59% of his supporters are strongly enthusiastic behind him. the president was in williamsburg, virginia, getting ready for tuesday's showdown. >> how is the debate prep going, sir? >> it is going great. >> reporter: the performance in the first debate was damaging. the president will be more aggressive this time. >> i think...
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this morning's poll shows 49% of likely voters favor romney. 47% support obama. jan crawford is in akron, ohio, covering the romney campaign. >> reporter: the race is really tightening here in ohio, a state that romney must-win. one poll has him up by one poipt, another poll has the president up by four. it's essentially a tie. what we're seeing here, especially yesterday the president is taking romney's point and turning it on him. romney goes on to talk about a lit any of issues facing america on the jobs and economy and also for today we have that big congressional hearing on libya. america crossroads is backing romney is out with a new ad against the president on libya. it's brutal. take a listen. >> intelligence was there, clear signs of terrorism. but campaign politics came first. >> reporter: this is against the backdrop of tomorrow night's vice presidential debate in kentucky. vice president joe biden against congressman paul ryan. polls show people think ryan will win this debate, 55% think rhine will win compared to 39% for the vice president. they have
this morning's poll shows 49% of likely voters favor romney. 47% support obama. jan crawford is in akron, ohio, covering the romney campaign. >> reporter: the race is really tightening here in ohio, a state that romney must-win. one poll has him up by one poipt, another poll has the president up by four. it's essentially a tie. what we're seeing here, especially yesterday the president is taking romney's point and turning it on him. romney goes on to talk about a lit any of issues facing...
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two bad debates could be loses the war. >> reporter: romney has enjoyed a post-debate bounce in the polls and a boost of confidence on the campaign trail. >> there's more flrg and passion. people are getting behind this campaign. >> at a town hall without a podium and with audience interaction, the campaign's style and body language can take on added weight. commentators said bill clinton walking toward the audience to answer a question about the recession highlighted his ability to connect with the voters. >> can we focus on the issues and not the personalities and the mud? >> reporter: analysts say the format could be good for the president. >> he will absolutely be able to draw from that energy, from the energy of the public and the crowd. >> reporter: as for romney. >> one of his big challenges during this entire campaign has been not being aible to connect with the common man and woman and child. he's got to be able to come across as corrennecting, as genuine, as caring. >> the stakes couldn't be higher. athena jones, cnn, washington. >> you can see the second presidential debate liv
two bad debates could be loses the war. >> reporter: romney has enjoyed a post-debate bounce in the polls and a boost of confidence on the campaign trail. >> there's more flrg and passion. people are getting behind this campaign. >> at a town hall without a podium and with audience interaction, the campaign's style and body language can take on added weight. commentators said bill clinton walking toward the audience to answer a question about the recession highlighted his...
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with romney moving ahead in virginia in one poll. >> how are you? >> reporter: team owe what tells us the president will go after romney on his tax cut plans and his ideas for winding down the war in afghanistan. in tuesday's debate, audience members will ask the questions in the town hall format. >> he's got to be able to go on offense without being offensive to the audience. he's got to go on offense and defend his vision, his path to where he'd take the country in the second term. >> i had a debate about a week ago. i did enjoy myself. >> reporter: as for romney, who is energized by the momentum and bigger crowds he's seen since the debate. our debate coach says, keep it up. >> i can't imagine he would get overconfident. he needs to do much of the same he did in the first debate. >> reporter: the big face-off set for tuesday night. the owe what campaign just announced it has more than 4 million donors this cycle. that's a presidential record. >> thank you, david. >>> let's bring in jake tapper for more. he's in washington filling in for george st
with romney moving ahead in virginia in one poll. >> how are you? >> reporter: team owe what tells us the president will go after romney on his tax cut plans and his ideas for winding down the war in afghanistan. in tuesday's debate, audience members will ask the questions in the town hall format. >> he's got to be able to go on offense without being offensive to the audience. he's got to go on offense and defend his vision, his path to where he'd take the country in the...
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. >>> new polls show only one point separating the president and mitt romney. today they will be busy preparing for tomorrow night's faceoff, the second of three debates. on the republican side, mitt romney has a new challenge. >> expectations are higher in this debate and he's got to come out and maintain the momentum he had coming out of the first debate. >> tomorrow's debate will be a town hall format featuring questions from undecided voters. that will begin at 6:00 tuesday night. >>> families of 9/11 victims will have a chance to watch hearings in cuba for men charged with the terrorist attacks, including the self- professed master mind of the attacks. the sessions are closed to the public but relatives who register can see the hearings at military forts in new jersey, maryland, and other cities. >>> new thorn, the nobel prize in economics goes to two americans for their theory of stable allocations and the practice of market design. >> it is 5:41 right now. fearless felix lived to tell about his history-making jump. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, it rolled into the
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the pew poll governor romney was seen as guy with new ideas. he was the one people trust to create jobs. bill: one of the lingering numbers in the debate governor romney's honesty to cut federal spending. >> taking on big bird. bill: how is the obama team, responding that, going after it? >> governor romney was trying to make a point cutting unnecessary spending said. i like pbs i like big bird. i even like you, jim lehrer, but i don't think you need the subsidy. obama campaign, seized on that. the president used that as a rip line to ridicule governor romney across the country. this morning they have a new ad about it. >> bernie madoff, ken lay, dennis kozlowski, i will criminals gluttons of greed and evil genius towered over them. one man has the guts to speak his name. >> big bird. big bird, big bird. >> me, big bird. >> a menace to our economy. mitt romney knows it is not wall street you have to worry about. it is "sesame street". >> reporter: that ad was out about couple hours, bringing out "sesame street"'s couldn't saying look at preside
the pew poll governor romney was seen as guy with new ideas. he was the one people trust to create jobs. bill: one of the lingering numbers in the debate governor romney's honesty to cut federal spending. >> taking on big bird. bill: how is the obama team, responding that, going after it? >> governor romney was trying to make a point cutting unnecessary spending said. i like pbs i like big bird. i even like you, jim lehrer, but i don't think you need the subsidy. obama campaign,...
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two sets of numbers we're watching closely tonight, the latest gallup poll showing governor romney holding a slight lead. 49/47 but both are looking at these numbers from ohio, as well, the battleground state that might decide this. the president with a narrow margin there. tuesday's debate between mitt romney and the president more crucial and the president's team acknowledging there will be changes and david kerley at the white house tonight. >> hello, everybody, hello. i brought some food. >> reporter: president obama took a break today to visit a campaign office, now into his second day of intense debate preparation. >> how is it going, sir? >> it is going great. >> reporter: the president is holed up at this williamsburg, virginia, resort walking and enjoying the scenery, we are told, between sessions. far from the campaign trail, preparing for his rematch with romney. >> i don't think in the history of recorded presidential debates has there been such a momentum shift off of the first presidential debate, and so the president has to turn the momentum back in his direction. >> reporte
two sets of numbers we're watching closely tonight, the latest gallup poll showing governor romney holding a slight lead. 49/47 but both are looking at these numbers from ohio, as well, the battleground state that might decide this. the president with a narrow margin there. tuesday's debate between mitt romney and the president more crucial and the president's team acknowledging there will be changes and david kerley at the white house tonight. >> hello, everybody, hello. i brought some...
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and those polls matter, brian, because 40 states are already voting. among the folks who were voting before november 6, michelle obama, voting today, and the president himself who will vote later this month when he is home in illinois. brian. >> peter alexander, inside the debate venue starting us off, thank you. >>> and we have more on this critical debate format, the opportunities, the potential pitfalls of the modern day town hall. our report today from andrea mitchell. >> i'll turn to you for a few questions. >> so everybody take a seat so i can see who wants to answer questions. it is a format that should favor barack obama, who out distances romney with the favor months, romney has had a this year, the president's town halls are rare, and sometimes not in person. >> there is a huge demand for engineers around the country right now. >> i understand that, but how -- i mean. >> yeah. >> given the list that you're getting, i mean, we're not getting that. >> reporter: and after his first debate performance, the president is being pulled in two directi
and those polls matter, brian, because 40 states are already voting. among the folks who were voting before november 6, michelle obama, voting today, and the president himself who will vote later this month when he is home in illinois. brian. >> peter alexander, inside the debate venue starting us off, thank you. >>> and we have more on this critical debate format, the opportunities, the potential pitfalls of the modern day town hall. our report today from andrea mitchell....
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governor romney's post debate bounce in the poll appears to be holding. we're one day away from the second presidential debate. the white house says the president will go on the attack. and the latest read. are the bulls really the true story. dig into them a little bit. the opening bell after this break. everyone has goals. take the steps to reach yours, with us with real advice, for real goals. the us bank wealth management advisor can help you every step of the way. from big stepsto little steps. since 1863 we've helped guide our ients, so they catake the steps to help grow, preserve, and pass along their wealth. so their ftsteps can help the next generation find their own path. all us serving you. us bank >> got a couple of numbers for you, before you see the opening bell chime in. retail sales up 1.1%. if you take out car sales and gas sales, that's pretty healthy spending on the part of consumers and another report about manufacturing in the northeastern area and that was a negative. down 6.16%, apparently, a negative reading there, worse than expec
governor romney's post debate bounce in the poll appears to be holding. we're one day away from the second presidential debate. the white house says the president will go on the attack. and the latest read. are the bulls really the true story. dig into them a little bit. the opening bell after this break. everyone has goals. take the steps to reach yours, with us with real advice, for real goals. the us bank wealth management advisor can help you every step of the way. from big stepsto little...
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first a "washington post"/abc news poll that had president obama up 49% to 46% over mitt romney among likely voters. there was a george washington poll that had closer, 49% for president obama and 48% for mitt romney among likely voters. that's the situation into the second presidential debate, the town hall format in hofstra in new york. >> the daily gallup tracking poll shows likely voter, obama 48% and romney 46%. i think it was friday, mark, you and i were talking about or thursday the numbers and polling. for analysts like yourself is where you expected the race to be at this time? >> right. in fact, we actually expected the race to be before we saw president obama with that very big surge he had after the democrat democrat democratic convention and after weeks of focus on the 47% remark. we came back to where we were at the very end of august right before the political conventions all kicked off. almost promising a very tight race, similar perhaps to 2004 between john kerry and george w. bush and even 2000 that close contest between george w. bush and al gore. >> we're going to
first a "washington post"/abc news poll that had president obama up 49% to 46% over mitt romney among likely voters. there was a george washington poll that had closer, 49% for president obama and 48% for mitt romney among likely voters. that's the situation into the second presidential debate, the town hall format in hofstra in new york. >> the daily gallup tracking poll shows likely voter, obama 48% and romney 46%. i think it was friday, mark, you and i were talking about or...
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let's talk about the pew poll and that romney lead. could you break down those numbers. >> that's a huge lead. if that number is correct, you know, it seems to be a little bit of an outlier. we don't have a lot of information. all the polls that have been released since the debate, state polls, national polls and the average for romney is he's increased his performance by about four to five points. that's a big deal. since the convention, obama seemed to have a lead of about four points. now it's gone back to the pre-convention period where it was tied or obama had a one to two-point lead in all the polls. the best thing to do is to wait for the by the end of the week we'll have more national poll. we'll see what's showing up in the swing state. it does seem just like obama got a big bump out of his convention, mitt romney has a significant bump out of his first debate performance. >> we need to look at overall trends. overall trends clearly moving towards romney including in key voting groups. women voters, if you look at pew a month
let's talk about the pew poll and that romney lead. could you break down those numbers. >> that's a huge lead. if that number is correct, you know, it seems to be a little bit of an outlier. we don't have a lot of information. all the polls that have been released since the debate, state polls, national polls and the average for romney is he's increased his performance by about four to five points. that's a big deal. since the convention, obama seemed to have a lead of about four points....
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the pressure is on president obama to reverse the surge in the polls gained by governor romney after the first presidential debate. >> he's going to be aggressive in making the case for his view of where we should go as a country and a country that's built around a thriving middle class not this top down theory that romney has. >> today obama brought pizza and encouraged campaign workers. his campaign says no one is a harsher critic of the president's first campaign debate than the president. >> i think that will be consistent with what they've been doing this whole campaign which is running a highly negative ad campaign. >> reporter: mitt romney and his family attended church this morning near his massachusetts home. the republican nominee left on his own to go back to studying for the debate. >>> it was lights, camera and lots of action in new york's hofstra university. technicians inside the sports complex set up the stage and television equipment today. this debate the second of two presidential face offs promises to be more informal is formatted like a town hall meeting with the
the pressure is on president obama to reverse the surge in the polls gained by governor romney after the first presidential debate. >> he's going to be aggressive in making the case for his view of where we should go as a country and a country that's built around a thriving middle class not this top down theory that romney has. >> today obama brought pizza and encouraged campaign workers. his campaign says no one is a harsher critic of the president's first campaign debate than the...
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this is the new poll from pew and it indicates romney with a four-point advantage, within the sampling error but look at the september numbers, an eight poi eight-point advantage for the president. let's go to gallup. this is of registered voters conducted both before and after the debate and you can see the president with a five-point advantage. so it is interesting, two different polls, two different stories here. we're going sto see a couple moe national polls to get a sense of how much of a bounce romney got from the debate. i always say this, the battle for the white house is a battle for states and the electoral votes. go to this out of michigan, michigan a state where mitt romney was born. look at these numbers if we have them. look at the president's advantage in michigan. it was ten points back in september. that was the lead. now it's just down to three, which is within the sampling error. we have a lot of pls coming out to analyze. >> that looks like a lot more people came into it than dropped out of it or changed. there's only a wee difference between obama's slide but a ma
this is the new poll from pew and it indicates romney with a four-point advantage, within the sampling error but look at the september numbers, an eight poi eight-point advantage for the president. let's go to gallup. this is of registered voters conducted both before and after the debate and you can see the president with a five-point advantage. so it is interesting, two different polls, two different stories here. we're going sto see a couple moe national polls to get a sense of how much of a...
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the poll shows 49% favor romney, 47% support president obama. jan crawford is in akron, ohio, covering the romney campaign. >> the race is really tightening here in ohio, a state that romney must win. one poll has him up by one point, another by four. it's essentially a tie. what we're seeing on the campaign trail and yesterday, in fact, is romney taking one of the president's attacks and turning it on him. he's hammering for wanting to cut public funding. romney talks about a litany of issues facing america on the jobs, the economy and also, today, we have the big congressional hearing on libya. american crossroads, a group that is backing romney is out with a new ad against the president on libya. it is brutal. take a listen to this. >> the intelligence was there. clear signs of terrorism, but campaign politics came first. >> this comes against the backdrop of tomorrow night's vice presidential debate in kentucky, joe biden against paul ryan. polls show that people think ryan will win this debate, 55% compared to 39% for the vice president. th
the poll shows 49% favor romney, 47% support president obama. jan crawford is in akron, ohio, covering the romney campaign. >> the race is really tightening here in ohio, a state that romney must win. one poll has him up by one point, another by four. it's essentially a tie. what we're seeing on the campaign trail and yesterday, in fact, is romney taking one of the president's attacks and turning it on him. he's hammering for wanting to cut public funding. romney talks about a litany of...